BlackLotus UEFI Bootkit – First Malware to Bypass Secure Boot
The cybersecurity analysts at ESET recently reported that BlackLotus, a sneaky bootkit for UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), has gained notoriety as the primary...
DoNot APT Hackers Attack Via Android Malware via Chatting Apps
CYFIRMA recently detected a cyber-attack on a person living in Kashmir, India, and obtained two malware pieces from the victim’s mobile download folder.
The investigation...
FBI Seizes 9 Virtual Currency Exchange Services to Block Ransom Payments
The FBI has reportedly shut down 9 Virtual Currency Exchange services belonging to organizations to prevent cyber criminals from laundering their money.These exchange services...
APT-C-36 Strikes Again: Blind Eagle Hackers Target Key Industries in Colombia
Feb 28, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware
The threat actor known as Blind Eagle has been linked to a new campaign targeting various key...
New EX-22 Tool Empowers Hackers with Stealthy Ransomware Attacks on Enterprises
Feb 28, 2023Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Malware
A new post-exploitation framework called EXFILTRATOR-22 (aka EX-22) has emerged in the wild with the goal of deploying...
North Korean Hackers Targeting Healthcare with Ransomware to Fund its Operations
Feb 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Ransomware
State-backed hackers from North Korea are conducting ransomware attacks against healthcare and critical infrastructure facilities to fund...
Expert Analysis Reveals Cryptographic Weaknesses in Threema Messaging App
Jan 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Encryption
A comprehensive analysis of the cryptographic protocols used in the Swiss encrypted messaging application Threema has revealed a...
Over 9 Million Credit Card Data Exposed
An open and unprotected database with 9,098,506 records of credit card transactions was discovered recently by security researcher Jeremiah Fowler and the Website Planet...
Alarming Rise in Mobile Banking Malware
In 2022, the number of new mobile banking Trojan installers found by Kaspersky Lab’s cybersecurity researchers surged to 196,476, which is more than twice...
Hackers Inject Weaponized JavaScript (JS) on 51,000 Websites
Researchers from Unit 42 have been monitoring a widespread campaign of harmful JavaScript (JS) injections. The campaign aims to redirect unsuspecting victims to dangerous...